In the previous episodes (#1, #2, #3) we saw that God wants to answer our prayers but we have a part to play in receiving the answer. Jesus said the secret to answered prayer is believing prayer, i.e. praying in faith. Here I want to show you the secret to answered prayer from a few more places in the Bible and begin showing you what it means to believe. As it's used in the Bible "believing" means to know something in your spirit, to perceive something in your heart, to see something with your spiritual eyes or hear something with your spiritual ears.

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1 Timothy 5:17 NLT Elders who do their work well should be paid well, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching. 18 For the Scripture says, “Do not keep an ox from eating as it treads out the grain.” And in another place, “Those who work deserve their pay!”

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